Author: Justin

Reported to be between 5.5 and 6.5 feet tall, almost nothing else is known about Justin. When asked by government scientists, not a single person at Powder7 could recall ever seeing Justin eat or sleep--but several claimed to have observed him staring straight ahead, unblinking and motionless, for hours at a time. There's a rumor that Powder7 headquarters was built around him while he stood in one of these mysterious states. That rumor is true. Possibly immortal, Justin also enjoys tennis.

K2 Skis have an excellent lineup for next season. 2017 is a year of evolution for K2. You will see lots of favorites and some new faces like the Pinnacle 85, Marksman, the Luv Boat 105, and FulLUVit 95. We’re excited for the year ahead!

UPDATE: 2017 Enforcers and Enforcer 93s are now available! Sometimes there’s a ski. I won’t call it a hero, ’cause, when it comes to skis, what’s a hero? But sometimes, there’s a ski–and I’m talkin’ about the Nordica Enforcer, here–sometimes, there’s a ski, well, it’s just the ski for its time and place. It fits Continue reading…

DPS continues to bring cutting-edge ski design and world-class carbon to a knife fight with their 2017 skis. A new core construction category, the Foundation Series, built from carbon, bamboo, and glass, has taken the place of the old Hybrid line. Will it replace the Hybrid construction in my heart? My head says yes, but Continue reading…

It’s my favorite time of year, once again, Powder7 friends: the time of year when other people are obligated to buy me stuff. It’s a beautiful tradition, like Thanksgiving turkey, ski ballet, and horse taunting.* I had an unconventional childhood. If the onrushing holidays have caught you a bit unprepared, I’ve assembled some gift ideas Continue reading…

Trip Report: “Hungry Like the Wolf (Creek)…Again” Let’s start with the givens: (1) the universe is fundamentally unknowable; (2) time is an illusion created by our brains to find structure in the screaming chaos of existence; and (3) Wolf Creek gets a lot of goddamn snow. I’ve studied snowsports for years, my dearest friends, Continue reading…

It has been an historically snowy February for the Northeast, and I don’t think it’s a secret that things are deep just about everywhere north of Manhattan. At some point it will stop snowing–it has to, of course. No month can sustain this kind of pace. But, adding in this past weekend’s New England blizzard, Continue reading…

There are mysteries in life we were never meant to understand. Like the flight of a hummingbird, or the rules to Canadian football, or what gluten is. Scientists dedicate their careers to such inscrutable riddles, but we’ll never solve them. That’s mostly because our best minds are, apparently, designing sweet futuristic skis in the Head Continue reading…

I know what it’s like to be unappreciated. My Gossip Girl/Hunger Games crossover fan fiction has yet to be accepted as the work of speculative genius that it is. So, when I tell you that the new Flight series of big mountain skis from Head deserves more attention, you know I’m coming from a place Continue reading…

The first thing you should know about me is that I don’t see gender. I assume I’m a man because my favorite band is Slayer and I’ve never thrown away a pair of underwear. So, when I tell you that I, probably a man, have ridden the new Joy series of women-specific skis from Head, Continue reading…